Coma (1978) with Jon Quinn

Coma (1978) with Jon Quinn

From Pods Against Tomorrow: Reinvestigating Film Noir by Abehugh Productions

March 29, 2026 · 1h 46m · Season 1 · Episode 36

About this episode

The episode features an analysis of the 1978 film COMA with guest Jon Quinn.

Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is Jon Quinn, a Clark University graduate and a former film, photography, and music teacher. Currently based in Portland, OR, he is working on webcomics and writing projects when not watching and logging movies. Jon is particularly fond of 70s and 80s era films, and joins us for the first time to discuss Michael Crichton's paranoid 1978 medical thriller, COMA! Theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠so.lxis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Follow Pods Against Tomorrow on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Soundcloud⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ email: PodsAgainstTmrw@Gmail.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Hugh Manon, Abe Doubleday-Bush

Guest: Jon Quinn

Topics covered

  • film noir
  • medical thriller
  • 1970s films
  • pop culture
  • film analysis

Keywords

  • film noir
  • COMA
  • Michael Crichton
  • 1970s films
  • film analysis
  • pop culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Clark University

Books & works: COMA

Places: Portland, OR

More episodes of Pods Against Tomorrow: Reinvestigating Film Noir

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Pods Against Tomorrow: Reinvestigating Film Noir podcast page.